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'Brooklyn Needs Downstate': Unions Rally for $133M in State Budget for SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Hospital workers, elected officials and faith leaders gathered on Friday to urge lawmakers to include additional funding in this year's state budget for Flatbush’s SUNY Downstate Medical Center, which houses the only medical school in Brooklyn.
Mar 27, 2023 12:37 PM
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DOT Shares New Vision to Reconnect Communities Along the BQE
Some improvements in BQE North and South will take place this year, though nothing as substantive as plazas or neighborhood connectors.
Mar 26, 2023 9:00 AM
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City Announces Free Wi-Fi and Cable TV Access for Residents at 20 More Brooklyn NYCHA Developments
‘Big Apple Connect,’ which now serves roughly 300,000 people, provides NYCHA residents with a free bundle that includes Wi-Fi and a basic cable TV service.
Mar 25, 2023 9:51 AM
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Leader of Hate Group Arrested After Threatening Local Brooklyn Journalist
The leader of a white supremacist group is facing five years in prison after conspiring to threaten a Brooklyn-based journalist.
Mar 23, 2023 12:59 PM
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City Council Candidate Susan Zhuang Awards 40 'Women of Distinction' in Southern Brooklyn
40 women were celebrated in District 43 at the Women Of Distinction Awards.
Mar 21, 2023 12:02 PM
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Brooklyn Council Members Are Pushing For 100 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes
A Flatbush Council Member has unveiled new legislation that would require the city to build 100 miles of protected bike lanes a year.
Mar 21, 2023 11:14 AM
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National Grid’s Plan to Use Public Money For Fracking Operation in Greenpoint Denied
The company requested to use $70 million in public funds to construct fracking vaporizers near Greenpoint and the Public Service Commission denied the request.
Mar 20, 2023 12:50 PM
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Longtime Crown Heights Tenant Evicted as Advocates Demand Action to Limit Unwarranted Evictions
The Legal Aid Society is calling on lawmakers to enact the Good Cause legislation to protect tenants like Darrel Stone, whose eviction takes effect on March 31.
Mar 20, 2023 12:43 PM
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George Floyd Protester Rammed By Cop Car in 2020 Will Receive $75K
The city will cough up a $75,000 settlement to a protester caught on video being rammed by cops driving an NYPD cruiser on Flatbush Avenue.
Mar 18, 2023 9:37 AM
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Man Indicted for East NY Murder of Off-Duty Police Officer
The defendant allegedly lured the victim to the scene by advertising car for sale on Facebook marketplace.
Mar 17, 2023 10:59 AM
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